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Duties

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: The GEOINT Information Office (ST) Digitization Team Lead supports the Imagery & Content Exposure Division (STE) and maintains all of Source's hard copy film holdings. The Digitization Film Library Team Lead will execute established division methodologies with transformational approaches to modernize the hardcopy film library existing business processes to align with the ST's strategy. They are required to be the subject matter expert on imagery data bases, NARA operations, overhead platforms, and airbreather imagery holdings. The incumbent will perform as the Technical Monitor for Eptimb, the contracted film library support team; identify and have the ability to provide hard copy film for the division's hard copy film digitization processes. The incumbent will have the ability to assist the Branch Chief develop an inventory of all film cans through the application of new processes such as bar coding each can for tracking purposes while also supporting daily mission operations. The incumbent will also apply a broad knowledge of content, products, data, and systems to support the extraction, analysis, quality assurance, of digitized data and associated metadata. The Digitization Team Lead will also be expected to step in as the acting Branch Chief when it is warranted.

The Digitization Team Lead is required to have at minimum 5 years of photographic and digital knowledge to accomplish all digital tasks and be able to troubleshoot and resolve imagery and digital system issues. They must be able to assign imagery work orders to government and contract staff and ensure the team performs all the following tasks to optimize resources and meet all time lines: Monitor and track image requests using the Duplication Request Service (DRS) and newly deployed systems, must have the ability to research film location using the Image Location Database (ILD) and locate parsed ephemeris data in Cedalion, use ENVI/ILD software to apply histograms to digitized imagery following established procedures. The Digitization Team Lead is required to have an understanding of database/system architecture and have the ability to populate moderately complex databases. The incumbent will generate the correct output file format and is required to have an understanding of historical imagery using established imagery methods and techniques.

The Digitization Team Lead Team Lead will support the Branch Chief's efforts to execute STE's strategy goals, objectives, and specific tasks aligned with ST's vision, strategic initiatives, and AMETLs. The Team Lead is the Subject Matter Expert and provides a senior mentor role for mission functional related issues. Develop metric strategies, compile accurate relevant metrics supporting STE's goals and objectives, and for transparency, expose metrics on the STE SharePoint site. The Digitization Team Lead Team Lead assists the STES Branch Chief to build STE strategy for automation and to improve processes. Provide technical information to support the Branch Chief for STE initiatives and technical exchange meetings or briefings and lead the daily digital operations. The Digitization Team Lead will assist the Branch Chief in the career development of their workforce to ensure it lines up with the goals and objectives identified for each employee. Effectively communicate and promote Office, Divisional and Branch goals and objectives. This position is located at the Defense Intelligence Analysis Center (DIAC) on Joint Base Anacostia Bolling in Washington D.C. This position requires Level I GEOINT Professional Certification within 12 months of occupation and the ability to maintain certification.

Additional Application Requirement: You may be asked to complete one or more assessments in addition to the application you submit on this website as part of your application to NGA. These assessments may include but are not limited to: 1) Online questionnaires or assessments that require you to describe your job-related knowledge, skills, abilities, or other characteristics that are aligned with the mandatory and desirable qualifications of this job posting. The information you provide in the application you submit must support the response you provide to this questionnaire. You will receive an email to describe any additional assessments required. Please monitor your emails and complete any required assessments as soon as possible.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

  • Security Investigation

SPECIAL INFO:
As a condition of employment at NGA, persons being considered for employment must meet NGA fitness for employment standards.

  • U.S. Citizenship Required
  • Security Clearance (Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information)
  • Polygraph Test Required
  • Position Subject to Drug Testing
  • Two Year Probationary Period
  • Direct Deposit Required

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
You must be able to obtain and retain a Top Secret security clearance with access to Sensitive Compartmented Information. In addition, you are subject to a Counterintelligence Polygraph examination in order to maintain access to Top Secret information. All employees are subject to a periodic examination on a random basis in order to determine continued eligibility. Refusal to take the examination may result in denial of access to Top Secret information, SAP, and/or unescorted access to SCIFs.

Employees with SCI access and who are under NGA cognizance are required to submit a Security Financial Disclosure Report, SF-714, on an annual basis in order to determine continued eligibility. Failure to comply may negatively impact continued access to Top Secret information, Information Systems, SAP, and/or unescorted access to SCIFs.


NGA utilizes all processes and procedures of the Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS). Non-executive NGA employees are assigned to five distinct pay bands based on the type and scope of work performed. The employee's base salary is established within their assigned pay band based on their unique qualifications. A performance pay process is conducted each year to determine a potential base pay salary increase and/or bonus. An employee's annual performance evaluation is a key factor in the performance pay process. Employees on term or temporary appointments are not eligible to apply for internal assignment opportunity notices.

This position is a DCIPS position in the Excepted Service under 10 U.S.C. 1601. DoD Components with DCIPS positions apply Veterans' Preference to preference eligible candidates as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 USC, in accordance with the procedures provided in DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 2005, DCIPS Employment and Placement. If you are an external applicant claiming veterans' preference, as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 U.S.C., you must self-identify your eligibility.

Qualifications

MANDATORY QUALIFICATION CRITERIA: For this particular job, applicants must meet all competencies reflected under the Mandatory Qualification Criteria to include education (if required). Online resumes must demonstrate qualification by providing specific examples and associated results, in response to the announcement's mandatory criteria specified in this vacancy announcement:

1. Demonstrated knowledge of content, products, data, and systems to support the extraction, analysis, quality assurance of digitized data and associated metadata.
2. Demonstrated expertise with photographic and digital systems to accomplish tasks and troubleshoot/resolve digital systems/imagery issues.
3. Demonstrated proficiency populating, editing, and displaying data in databases.

EDUCATION REQUIREMENT: A. Education: Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Animation, Communication, Fine Arts, Photography, or a related field. -OR- B. Combination of Education and Experience: A minimum of 24 semester (36 quarter) hours of coursework in any area listed in option A, plus experience generating imagery products derived from digital and analog photographic systems or a related field that demonstrates the ability to successfully perform the duties associated with this work. As a rule, every 30 semester (45 quarter) hours of coursework is equivalent to one year of experience. Candidates should show that their combination of education and experience totals 4 years. -OR- C. Experience: A minimum of 4 years of experience generating imagery products derived from digital and analog photographic systems or a related field that demonstrates the ability to successfully perform the duties associated with this work.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENT: Heavy lifting, 45 pounds and over; Moderate carrying, 15-44 pounds; Straight pulling; Hand steadiness; Pulling hand over hand; Pushing; Reaching above shoulder; Use of fingers; Prolonged periods of standing; Kneeling; Repeated bending; Climbing, use of legs and arms; Hearing (aid permitted); Distinguish principal colors and shades/hues of principal colors; Near visual acuity of 20/20 or better with or without corrective lenses

ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENT: Working in excessive heat; Working in excessive humidity; Working around excessive noise, intermittent; Working in darkness; Working around constant noise; Exposure to fumes, smoke, or gases; Working around solvents (degreasing agents); Working around grease and oils; Working around slippery or uneven walking surfaces; Working around machinery with moving parts

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATION CRITERIA: In addition to the mandatory qualifications, experience in the following is desired:

1. Demonstrated experience with digital operations and photogrammetric film scanners, ENVI/ILD and ESRI software to satisfy customer requirements.
2. Experience providing technical information to leadership in support of strategy initiatives for decision making purposes.
3. Ability to mentor to other employees as the mission functional manager.

Benefits

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How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Applicants are not required to submit a cover letter. The entire cover letter cannot exceed the specified limits provided in the Cover Letter field (3,000 characters). Pages exceeding this limit will not be considered. The cover letter is recommended but is not required for employment consideration with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Applicants should place their narrative information in the Cover Letter / Other Professional Details field.

APPLICANT EVALUATION PROCESS: Applicants will be evaluated for this job opportunity in three stages:

1) All applicants will be evaluated using the Mandatory Qualification Criteria,

2) Qualified applicants will then be evaluated by an expert or panel of experts using a combination of qualification criteria to determine the best-qualified candidates,

3) Best-qualified applicants may then be further evaluated through an interview process.

Military retiree applicants, if selected, may be impacted by the 180-day appointment restrictions of DODI 1402.01. HD personnel will provide additional information if applicable.

Applicants are encouraged to carefully review the Assignment Description, Additional Information Provided By the Selecting Official, and the Qualification Requirements; and then construct their resumes to highlight their most relevant and significant experience and education for this job opportunity. This description should include examples that detail the level and complexity of the performed work. Applicants are encouraged to provide any education information referenced in the announcement. If education is listed as a mandatory requirement, only degrees obtained from an institution accredited by an accrediting organization recognized by the Secretary, US Department of Education will be accepted.

In accordance with section 9902(h) of title 5, United States Code, annuitants reemployed in the Department of Defense shall receive full annuity and salary upon appointment. They shall not be eligible for retirement contributions, participation in the Thrift Savings Plan, or a supplemental or redetermined annuity for the reemployment period. Discontinued service retirement annuitants (i.e., retired under section 8336(d)(1) or 8414(b)(1)(A) of title 5, United States Code) appointed to the Department of Defense may elect to be subject to retirement provisions of the new appointment as appropriate. (See DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 300, at http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives.)

All candidates will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, disability, or sexual orientation.

NGA provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. Applications will only be accepted online. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify us at recruitment@nga.mil. The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be on a case-by-case basis.

Disabled applicants are encouraged to apply directly to external job announcements in addition to the Resume Repository. NGA reserves the right to direct hire Disabled Veterans with 30%+ Comp in alignment with the NGA Hiring Strategy. By selecting this option on the application form and applying to the NGA Resume Repository, you may be considered for future direct hire against critical mission vacancies. Participation does not guarantee employment.

Benefits

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Required Documents

As a new or existing federal employee, you and your family may have access to a range of benefits. Your benefits depend on the type of position you have - whether you're a permanent, part-time, temporary or an intermittent employee. You may be eligible for the following benefits, however, check with your agency to make sure you're eligible under their policies.

None

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

How to Apply

Application submission involves applying using NGA's on-line application process at https://careers.nga.mil. Additional information concerning NGA's hiring process can be found by visiting https://www.nga.mil/careers/Hiring_Process.html.

All announcements close at 11:59PM EDT on the closing date listed. Be sure to complete and submit your application by that time in order to be considered.

ONLY ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

Agency contact information

Recruitment

Phone

571-557-1999

Email

Recruitment@nga.mil

Address

NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
Mailstop: S44-HDR
7500 GEOINT Drive
Springfield, VA 22150
US

Next steps

After visiting https://careers.nga.mil and applying via NGA's on-line application process, applicants can follow their status via that same NGA on-line application functionality. Several other topics relating to what is involved in the hiring process and how long it takes can be found by visiting https://www.nga.mil/careers/Hiring_Process.html.

Fair and Transparent

The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.

  • Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy
  • Reasonable accommodation policy
  • Financial suitability
  • Selective Service
  • New employee probationary period
  • Signature and false statements
  • Privacy Act
  • Social security number request

Required Documents

None

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

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